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W. R. FEARN.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE. APPLICATION FILED MAR.25.1914.

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W. R. FEARN.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25, 1914.

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THE NORRIS PETERS CO.. PHOTO-LITHO.. WASHINGTON. D. 1

WILLIAM R. FEARN, OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 22, 1915.

Application filed March 25, 1914. Serial No. 827,037.

To all 201mm it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM R. FEARN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Camden, in the county of Camden and State of New Jersey,have invented new and useful Improvements in NonRefillable Bottles, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in non-refillablebottles, and has for its object to provide an exceedingly simple andeffective device of this description, which when once filled and sealedits contents may be readily poured therefrom, but which cannot berefilled.

A still further object of the invention is to so construct the secondaryneck that it may contain all of the non-refilling mechanism, whereby inpractice the bottle may be as readily filled as an ordinary bottle andthe secondary neck including the non-refill- .able mechanism applied tothe primary neck of the bottle, in a simple and effective manner.

A still further object of the invention is to so design the secondaryneck that it may be used upon bottles of ordinary design withoutchanging their shape.

With these ends in View, this invention consists in the details ofconstruction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and thenspecifically designated by the claim.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this inventionappertains may understand how to make and use the same, I will describeits construction in detail, referring by numeral to the accompanyingdrawing forming a part of this specification, in which Figure 1, is avertical section of the upper portion of a bottle including the neckthereof and showing my improved secondary neck and non-refillingmechanism ap plied thereto. Fig. 2, is a detail elevation of the keeper;and Fig. 3, is a section at the line mm of Fig. 1. Fig. 4, is a Viewsimi lar to Fig. 1, showing the bottle tilted to the position forpouring the contents therefrom and illustrating the position assumed bythe non-refilling mechanism; and Fig. 5, is a similar View showing thebottle in a horizontal position, at which point the valve will close.

In carrying out my invention as here embodied, 1 represents the upperportion of an ordinary bottle and 2 the neck thereof, over which isfitted the secondary neck 3, being locked in position by the spring 4cas hereinafter explained.

In order that no leakage may take place between the primary neck and thesecondary neck of the bottle a compressible ring 5 is interposed. Thesetwo necks as clearly shown in Fig. 1, and this ring may be either ofcork or other suitable material. The upper portion of the secondary neckhas a central opening of sufficient size to receive the ordinary cork 6,while the interior of the lower portion thereof is of larger diameterand preferably tapered, so as to form a shoulder 7 against which theshoulder 8 of the keeper bears, thus when the keeper is inserted intothe lower end of the secondary neck, it will be positioned therein. Thekeeper is hollow, the lower portion thereof terminating in the prongs 9to form a cage for the ball 10 and the valve 11 and also to hold thevalve seat disk 12 in place upon the top of the primary neck. The upperportion of the keeper has a flanged head 13, the neck thereof having theholes 14 here shown as round, but which may be oblong or other desiredshape. The valve seat disk 12 is preferably made of cork, the uppersurface forming the valve seat upon which the valve seats, and thisvalve is preferably concaved upon its upper surface and has an extensionupon its lower surface as clearly shown, so as to give it a tendency tooverbalance when the bottle is turned to certain positions. The lockingwire 41- is preferably made square in cross section and triangular inshape so as to fit within the groove 15 formed in the secondary neck andspring into the groove 16 formed in the primary neck, which constructionprovides a simple method of locking the two necks together after thebottle has been filled, and which will prevent the removal of thesecondary neck, except by leakage, but of course this wire may be of anycross section or shape desired.

From the foregoing description the operation of my improvement will beas follows :The bottle has been filled, the secondary neck is slippedover the primary neck and locked in place as before described, and asall of the mechanism is located in the secondary neck and the cork 6 hasbeen previously applied thereto, no further adjustment or sealing isnecessary, thus saving the bottler considerable time and expense. V henthe liquid is to be poured from the bottle it is only necessary toremove the cork 6 and tilt the bottle in the usual manner, when the ball10 will roll into the upper portion of the keeper, and the valve tilt,

sidewise from ofi its seat, permitting the liquid to flow outwardthrough the keeper and the holes 14 and finally out of the mouth. Aprong 17 is formed in the keeper to limit the movement of the ball asshown in Fig. 4. Should an attempt be made to refill the bottle, theball will hold the valve upon its seat and prevent the inflow of liquid,and should the bottle be laid upon its side to permit the liquid to befloated into it, the shape of the interior of the keeper and the valveassisted by the ball will hold said valve upon its seat while the bottleis in this horizontal position, thus preventing the filling of thebottle by the usual method.

lVhile I have shown my improvement applied to a bottle having anordinary shaped neck, it is obvious that it may be applied to any formof bottle, the secondary neck being designed to fit the same, and it isequally obvious that any shape of keeper may be used so long as itserves the purpose here intended.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details ofconstruction as here shown as these may be varied within the limits ofthe appended claim without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new anduseful, is

A non-refillable bottle comprising a primary bottle neck, a secondaryneck, having two different sized bores, the lower or larger bore beingtapered toward the smaller bore to form a shoulder, said secondary neckadapted to fit over the primary neck and be locked thereon, a valve seatmounted on the end of the primary neck, a valve adapted to coact withthe valve seat, a ball arranged to coact with said valve, a hollowkeeper provided with prongs and having an exterior shoulder intermediateits ends, the shoulder on the secondary neck adapted to coact with theshoulder on the keeper to retain the latter in its position, said keeperbeing provided with holes and having a flanged head, said head beingspaced from the side walls of the secondary neck to permit the passageof liquid and a prong formed with the head of the keeper and projectinginwardly to limit the move ment of the ball.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM R. FEARN.

lVitnesses M. E. HAMER, M. P. WILLIAMSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

